A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of cupronickel, the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is 0.835 inches and its thickness is 0.077 inches. It is the
1829 silver five-cent piece
Spencer M. Clark, Supervisor of the Currency Bureau, placed his own likeness on the five-cent U.S. fractional currency note, leading directly to legislation prohibiting the depiction of any living person on U.S. currency.
The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of b
The First U.S. Branch Mint in California, which opened on April 3, 1854, is located at 608–619 Commercial Street in San Francisco. The building now houses the San Francisco Historical Society.
First United States Mint (Philadelphia); photo from 1904